YILC LEADERSHIP
Rabbinic Leaders
Rabbi Ya'akov Trump, Mora D'Asra
Rabbi Ya’akov Trump serves as the Rabbi of the vibrant community of the Young Israel of Lawrence Cedarhurst . Part of his mission is to share his passion for the Torah and its relevance in contemporary times. His innovation has led to numerous engaging programs in his community and beyond. He is a featured speaker on YUTorah.org , has his own Nach Yomi website , has an itunes podcast entitled “Aliya Yomi” and recently released an App on both the App Store and Google Play . Rabbi Trump sits on the board of the Vaad of the Five Towns and Far Rockway . Rabbi Trump has been involved in many community wide projects, including being hub coordinator of the Shabbos Project in the Five Towns-Far Rockaway , bringing thousands together to raise the bar of Shabbos, as well as the Five Towns Drug Awareness panel . He also teaches at the Shulamith High School for girls in Cedarhurst. Rabbi Trump co-chaired the 59 th annual RCA Convention for hundreds of Rabbis across America, was a proud delegate representing the Orthodox Israel Coalition at the 38th World Zionist Congress (2020), and was one of the Rabbonim on the RCA Batei Dinim for Geirus in the 5 Towns. Rabbi Trump grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa. After graduating high school, he spent several years in Kerem BeYavneh in Israel, followed by Ner Yisrael in Baltimore. He holds a BA in Mathematics from Yeshiva University and has taken multiple Actuary exams. While completing Semicha at RIETS, he served as Rabbinic Intern at Kesher Israel in Washington D.C., Young Israel of Jamaica Estates and the Beth Din of America . He spent two years as Rabbinic fellow of the YU Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago creating new programs and shiurim.
Rabbi Trump has been a scholar at many programs including the OU Convention, Pesach programs, Kosher Rustic and the OU West Convention. He and his wife, Malka, and children live in Lawrence.
Rabbi Ashie Schreier, Assistant Rabbi
Rabbi Ashie Schreier is the Assistant Rabbi of the Young Israel of Lawrence Cedarhurst. In addition, he serves as the Director of the Private Pay division and a manager at Caring Professionals, a licensed home health care agency servicing the New York area. Rabbi Schreier is a graduate of Yeshiva University and RIETS and holds a Masters in Accounting and an MBA in Healthcare Administration. Rabbi Schreier is married to Elana and they are the proud parents to Aharon, Akiva and Eitan.
Rabbi Baruch Kleinman, Rosh Kollel
Rabbi Baruch Kleinman was born and raised in nearby Long Beach, NY. He is a talmid of Yeshivas Toras Moshe (TOMO) where he studied for 3 yrs under Rav Michel Shurkin and Rav Moshe Meiselman. He is a musmach in Hilchos Niddah and Ribbis from BMG Lakewood and completed his semicha under the auspices of Rav Moshe Plutchok in the Manhattan Beach Community Kollel where he studied for 7 yrs. He is currently a member of the Cedarhurst Community Kollel where he is active in giving shiurim to the community and kollel. He has a penchant for business and technology related halacha. He resides in Woodmere with his wife Malky (nee Zweig) and his 3 children.
Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, Rabbi Emeritus
Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum has served as Assistant Rabbi and Rabbi at the Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst since 1987. He has contributed to the organization and development of the Five Towns Orthodox community and is a Rabbinic advisor and a member of the Board of Kulanu Academy. In addition to Talmud classes and lectures on contemporary Halachic topics, Rabbi Teitelbaum’s weekly Shiurim elucidate the religious thought of leading Hassidic and Rabbinic figures of the last two centuries. He has lectured widely and taught Yeshiva High School at HANC and HAFTR. Prior to assuming his position at YILC, Rabbi Teitelbaum served as the Rabbi and spiritual leader of Congregation Schomre Israel in Poughkeepsie, New York, and earlier as Assistant Rabbi of Congregation Bais Torah in Suffern, New York.
Rabbi Teitelbaum received ordination from Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin and from a number of leading Rabbinic authorities in Israel.
Office Staff
Alan T. Domb |
Executive Director |
alan@yilc.org Ext 5 |
Raizy Faska |
Administrative Assistant |
raizy@yilc.org Ext 1/0 |
Cathy Eagar |
Bookkeeper |
cathy@yilc.org Ext 2 |
Alana Kirschner |
Events Coordinator |
alanak@yilc.org Ext 3 |
Doni Sausen |
Youth Director |
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Danny Srulowitz |
Teen Minyan Leader |
Executive Board
Chairman of the Board - Steven Kellner
President - David Saffra
Vice Presidents - Ari Kadish, Jeremy Merrill, Robert Scharf, Daniel Strauss
Sisterhood Co-Presidents- Yael Gurevich & Alana Kirschner
Treasurer - Donny Bodner
Financial Secretary - Robert Kantowitz
Corresponding Secretary - Yehuda Lazar
Recording Secretary - Ricky Adler
Webmaster – Hymie Goldstoff, CEO InterSoft Associates, Inc.
Ritual Chairmen – Howard Boriskin, Alan Weichselbaum
Gabbaim – Donny Bodner, Howard Boriskin, Alan Goldman, Shalom Huberfeld, Uri Lazar, Joel Mael,
Daniel Mishaan, Robert Scharf, Alan Weichselbaum, Moshe Moskowitz
Catering Chairmen – Jeffrey Frieling, Uri Lazar
Cultural Chairmen – Jay Fenster, Marc Kwestel
Facility Chairman - Marc J. Sicklick
Security Chairman – Jeremy Chwat
House Chairman – Mel Kass
Library Chairman – Abbe Dienstag
Membership Chairpeople – Gregg Duftler, Alissa Pomerantz, Gila Goldberg
Tzedakah Chairpeople – Debbie Dienstag, Jeff Eisenberg
Youth Chairpeople – Amy Bodner, Alyssa Greenstein
Legal Counsel – Saul Bienenfeld
Delegates - Jeremy Chwat, Aryeh Davis, Yael Gurevich, David Saffra, Alan Srulowitz